[ noun ] ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain <noun.location>
Lusitania \Lusitania\ n. An ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula, corresponding roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain. [WordNet 1.5]
In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania.